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...control access in the second two years,” he wrote in an e-mailed statement. “Those policies are in flux and were prior to the AMSA survey.” Bhatt said he hoped the scorecard would prompt medical schools to implement more stringent policies. “Already this is creating quite a bit of noise in the medical community,” Bhatt said. “I think we’ll see some movement among medical schools on this policy in the next year.” But according to Gibbons...
...responding to an allegation of sexual assault are difficult for the students involved.”In 2002, the Faculty approved a change to Ad Board policy requiring students to submit “sufficient independent corroboration” before they could get their cases heard. The more stringent standard sparked protests among students on the grounds that it put a burden on alleged victims that could discourage them from coming forward. After a student anonymously submitted a complaint about the rule tightening, the U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation to determine whether the University was violating federal laws...
Unfortunately, in the battle for Americans’ hearts and purse strings, hawks still have an edge. But not for much longer. One more Katrina, and instant energy independence will hardly be the most pressing raison d’être for stringent energy standards. In the meantime, the concern should shift from one of barrels of oil imported to tons of CO2 emitted...
...which is in charge of regulating pet food, claims the standards are as stringent as those for human food. But some authorities disagree and the FDA website admits they have limited enforcement resources. "The FDA is an agency under siege with no money and resources," says Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition at New York University, who is writing a book on pet food. "They're not going to make pet food the priority when they have so much to do to make human food safe." That's disturbing news to animal lovers, since many furry pals are part...
These are two of the companies from which we want Harvard to divest. Our hope is that divestment will force the companies to change their behavior, and once they do so, we would gladly re-invest in them. We ask Harvard to divest only when a company meets four stringent criteria: 1) It has a business relationship with the Sudanese government or is involved in a government-created project; 2) It fails to benefit civilians outside of the government; 3) It fails to implement a substantial corporate governance policy regarding the crisis in Darfur; and 4) It fails to respond...